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The novel-length epilogue to the Submission Series

Did you want a pat little ending about me and Jonathan riding off into the sunset? Did you want flowers and stars? Man, I wish it was all soft filters and violins. I wish we could fight about who cleaned the bathroom or who was cooking dinner. But I knew I was never destined for simple contentment.

I almost committed murder for him. I almost tore us apart to save him. How do you get back on the horse after that? Because, I promise you, nothing is the same. Nothing.

I’ve earned our happily ever after. Now I have to survive it.----Books 1-8 are bundled into a low-priced edition called Complete Submission - AVAILABLE NOW

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In this final book telling the story of Monica and Jonathan, Ms. Reid's combines steamy sex with her hero's and heroine's struggles to regain normalcy following their horrific experience in the hospital. This book digs deep into their psyches, their fears and hopes for a future, however tenuous, and finally gives the reader hope that their future will be happy for at least the near future and maybe even beyond. I loved this whole series; I loved the main characters, their honesty and courage. I believe this series ranks up there with the most popular romance series out there.

Full Disclosure: I am an avid fan of CD Reiss. There are not enough adjectives in the world to describe how exceptional the writing of CD Reiss is. The Submission Series was the first time I read an erotica book that had such prose-like quality, a true literary masterpiece. Since then, I have discovered other amazing authors, each with their own unique quality that draws me to their work. CD's unique strength is the way she puts together her words, much like a musician has several notes available, but only a few can put those notes together to create music that speaks to your very soul.

I thought the Submission Series was done. It was over. I had already said my goodbyes to Jonathon and Monica. I feared that another book would make it harder to say goodbye again. The first time was difficult enough, as it was.

Once I started reading CODA, I found that this is not your normal wrap-up of the HEA that we all knew they already had. No, this was so much more. This was a view into their every day world. The joys and heartaches that happen after the HEA. Disagreeing and compromise over a house they bought - feelings about Jonathan's health that were bottled up and stowed away, until that bottle nearly explodes are just a few examples.

Amongst all of these day-to-day life struggles, there are poignant moments that Jonathan and Monica experience: shared laughs, Insanely sensual sexual exploits, an intensely heart-breaking loss. Yes, we all get another HEA at the end, but not the kind you expect. Their HEA is something you can imagine, in your head, every time you think of them. CODA is an unanticipated finale to a song, that allows the music to reverberate with you long after the song is over. This ending will allow me to cal up imagery and feelings for the remainder of my days. That brings this book right up there with the literary classics, a timeless story that makes you think, wonder and feel without end.

I would like to add a personal note to this review thanking CD Reiss for a particular event in the book (no spoilers). The way you described this event was a cathartic experience for me. Were tears shed? Yes. Lots of them. Did it bring up feelings that I often wish I could forget? Of course. But, just like life, I pushed through the experience and came out the other side with at least some of that void filled. Filled with your words, inspired by the beauty of the story, and knowing life is still a fantastical journey with many more experiences ahead, some of our choosing, some outside of our control. I just wanted to say thank you to CD for helping me in a way more than anything else has, with a few carefully placed words, phrases, and chapters that brought back the music, the symphony in my head.

WHY I thought this was going to be a fluff piece, I do not know. I've read all the books, obviously. No one jumps in on book 9 if they haven't read the first 8, unless they live in trollville.

So I imagined we were getting a sweet little Happily Ever After with this final book. Two hundred pages of babies & puppies & and a rocking sex life in a magical land where babies never cry and no one argues over why the dog peed on the carpet again.

Um, not so much.

Nope. Coda is a real book. Gut wrenchingly real. Painfully real. Honestly real. And for that, thank you. Because we've all read the swan song finale books that are in the end, not that satisfying. Because we think we want 200 pages of unicorns, but when we get them, we end up kinda shrugging and saying, well that book wasn't really necessary.

No one will say that about Coda. This final book made me fall in love with Jonathan and Monica as a couple all over again. I will miss them, but I'm very content with their ride into the sunset.

My oh my how I've missed these two and the craziest thing is I didn't even realise how I craved Monica and Jonathan until I started reading Coda.

I'm not a huge fan of 'epilogue' books. I was perfectly happy with the way Sing ended but there was no way in hell I was going to take a pass on this book. I loved these characters and wanted to see them off the whole way and I'm glad I did.I'm grateful for CD Reiss for writing their story the way she did. It wasn't sugar coated. It was filled with raw honesty, harsh pain and out-of-this-world-type orgasms. The steamy scenes reminded me of how perfect Jon and Monica were for each other and the painful, heart-wrenching scenes reminded just how much I loved and cared for them far beyond what I thought did. I suffered along with the couple and experienced joy through them.It was the perfect ending for a brilliant couple who met one eventful day when one threatened to sue the other. Perfect.

It's sad to say goodbye to a couple who you feel like you've taken a long journey with. If readers feel like this, I don't even want to imagine what a poor author goes through. This goodbye was no less harder but I'm glad Jon & Monica got the ending they deserved. I loved every minute of going back into their little bubble and spending time with them.

In short:The characters are amazing.The writing is top quality.The feels are overwhelming. (Grab tissues....oh! and clean underwear)